Educational WebQuest: What Region of the U.S. Would You Like to Visit?
Introduction: You are a vacationer wanting to visit one of the 5 regions of the United States. However, you are not familiar with the area, weather or landforms that surround each region. Your parents are allowing you to choose the vacationing place, so you need to pick a spot that is going to be interesting, yet educational (to persuade your parents). You will gather information on each of the 5 regions, and then create a visual to persuade your classmates to vacation in this region.
Do you want to visit the regions of these pictures? Where are they from?
Task: There are 5 regions in the United States. Your task is to research the 5 regions and become an expert on the characteristics of the region that include identifying the major bodies of water in and around the regions, the vegetation and climate, the physical characteristics of the regions, and identifying the states of the regions with capitals and other major metropolitan centers.
After you have found the characteristics of the regions, you will create a visual aid to present to the class about the region that is the best to vacation in. Once each student presents his or her visual aid, the students will vote on the best vacationing region based on the information presented and the pictures shown. The students that present the region with the most votes will receive a prize that was once a part of that region.
Process/Resources: Step 1: Find information on each of the 5 regions of the United States. They are: 1. Northeast
2. Southeast
3. Midwest
4. Southwest
5. West
The information needed for the each region is: 1. Major bodies of water in and around the region
2. Vegetation
3. Climate
4. Physical characteristics
5. States of the regions listed with capitals and major metropolitan centers
Step 2: Pick a region to make a visual presentation on to the class and include the information that you found on the visual aid.
Evaluation: Teacher Name: Miss Kaifes
Student Name:
Category
10
5
2
Points Attained
Information was foundfor each of the 5 regions of the U.S.
The student found information on all of the 5 regions of the U.S.
The student found information on 3 or 4 regions of the U.S.
The student found information on 2 or less regions of the U.S.
Information found was reliable and used from the sites given.
The student’s information was found from the websites given and reliable.
The student’s information was fairly found from the websites given and fairly reliable.
The student attempted to find information with the websites given, but was unsuccessful.
Visual representation
The student’s visual shows one of the 5 U.S. regions with all information listed.
The student’s visual shows one of the 5 U.S. regions with some of the information listed.
The student attempted to make a visual, but the visual does not represent the information of the U.S. region.
Oral presentation
The student shows a full understanding of his or her content.
The student shows a mediocre understanding of his or her content.
The student attempted to present their material, but was unsuccessful.
Total Points Possible:/40
Conclusion: Congratulations! You have now picked a region to take a vacation with your family. Make sure you remember the information that you have learned throughout this process because you will want to impress your parents with what you know! Have fun and be safe!
Teacher Page: Teachers, This WebQuest is appropriate for students in fourth grade. It studies the regions of the United States, and would be appropriate as a review for the students before a test or as enrichment to further their knowledge.
Here are the Oklahoma P.A.S.S. objectives that are followed:
Grade 4: Social Studies
2. Identify, use, and interpret basic political, physical, and thematic maps and globes.
3. Construct and use maps of the regions of the United States, the continents, and the world to demonstrate understanding of relative location, direction, latitude, longitude, scale, size, and shape, using appropriate geographic vocabulary, tools, and technologies.
4. Locate on a map and identify the states, their capitals, and major metropolitan centers of the United States by region (e.g., New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Miami). (Retrieved from http://sde.state.ok.us/Curriculum/PASS/Subject/socstud.htm)
Introduction:
You are a vacationer wanting to visit one of the 5 regions of the United States. However, you are not familiar with the area, weather or landforms that surround each region. Your parents are allowing you to choose the vacationing place, so you need to pick a spot that is going to be interesting, yet educational (to persuade your parents). You will gather information on each of the 5 regions, and then create a visual to persuade your classmates to vacation in this region.
Do you want to visit the regions of these pictures? Where are they from?
Task:
There are 5 regions in the United States. Your task is to research the 5 regions and become an expert on the characteristics of the region that include identifying the major bodies of water in and around the regions, the vegetation and climate, the physical characteristics of the regions, and identifying the states of the regions with capitals and other major metropolitan centers.
After you have found the characteristics of the regions, you will create a visual aid to present to the class about the region that is the best to vacation in. Once each student presents his or her visual aid, the students will vote on the best vacationing region based on the information presented and the pictures shown. The students that present the region with the most votes will receive a prize that was once a part of that region.
Process/Resources:
Step 1: Find information on each of the 5 regions of the United States. They are:
1. Northeast
2. Southeast
3. Midwest
4. Southwest
5. West
The information needed for the each region is:
1. Major bodies of water in and around the region
2. Vegetation
3. Climate
4. Physical characteristics
5. States of the regions listed with capitals and major metropolitan centers
Step 2: Pick a region to make a visual presentation on to the class and include the information that you found on the visual aid.
Step 3: Present the visual aid to the class.
Resources:
http://www.dembsky.net/regions/
http://www.nashua.edu/novakc/Regions/region.htm
http://www.vandyfours.teach-nology.com/custom.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/4552/
Evaluation:
Teacher Name: Miss Kaifes
Student Name:
Total Points Possible: /40
Conclusion:
Congratulations! You have now picked a region to take a vacation with your family. Make sure you remember the information that you have learned throughout this process because you will want to impress your parents with what you know!
Have fun and be safe!
Teacher Page:
Teachers,
This WebQuest is appropriate for students in fourth grade. It studies the regions of the United States, and would be appropriate as a review for the students before a test or as enrichment to further their knowledge.
Here are the Oklahoma P.A.S.S. objectives that are followed:
Grade 4: Social Studies
2. Identify, use, and interpret basic political, physical, and thematic maps and globes.
3. Construct and use maps of the regions of the United States, the continents, and the world to demonstrate understanding of relative location, direction, latitude, longitude, scale, size, and shape, using appropriate geographic vocabulary, tools, and technologies.
4. Locate on a map and identify the states, their capitals, and major metropolitan centers of the United States by region (e.g., New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Miami).
(Retrieved from http://sde.state.ok.us/Curriculum/PASS/Subject/socstud.htm)